Quick report
- Aspect
- North
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2743 m
- Slope Angle
- 35°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Basal facets are a very weak layer to be wary of as new snow accumulates and winter arrives. </p>
Several layers of basal facets and interspersed crusts from the ground to the new snow.
Unusual to see this many sun dogs together. Hopefully a sign of a big storm to come.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>New snow will increase the load on the weak basal structure and increase avalanche danger.</p>
Fair amount of graupel in new snow. Variable snow depth secondary to wind before the storm. Areas on top of JP wind scoured to the ground with 3-4" of new snow on top. Widespread basal facets on all aspects that contained old snow. On north faces at 9,000' facets were cold, dry and non-cohesive. Basal facets were warm and cohesive at lower elevations on easterly facing slopes. Variable crusts, 4F to 1F, within the snowpack due wind, temperature and rain.